News of research

Award-winning biologist slams Milei’s defunding of science

18-04-2025 00:31 Scientist Sandra Díaz has voiced criticism of President Javier Milei's government and its defunding of scientific research in Argentina.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Milei’s chainsaw slashes funds for science, research institutes

01-02-2025 09:12 President Javier Milei’s government has drastically reduced the budgets of the CONICET scientific research council, INTA agricultural technology body and ARSAT satellite firm – now entire programmes are being eliminated.

by Andrea Gentil

SPENDING CUTS

Scientists warn Milei wants to 'deepen' cuts, slash state research

10-01-2025 14:51 Scientists and academics warn the Milei administration wants to cut research funding across social and environmental sciences.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Scientists fear underfunded research on verge of collapse

01-10-2024 11:13 Drastic budget cuts by President Javier Milei's government are damaging scientific research, with the lack of state funding opening the door to a potential exodus of researchers.

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME

Chef Máximo Togni’s new restaurant is straight from the heart

06-07-2024 05:23 Evelia is the hottest ticket in town and diners are snapping up reservations for the Núñez-based restaurant. Inspired by his beloved Italian grandmother, Máximo Togni’s new establishment is well worth a visit.

by Vanessa Bell

UNITED STATES ELECTION 2024

Paul Singer is pitching Wall Street's own brand of MAGA

25-06-2024 12:06 Over the past decade, business figures led by hedge-fund billionaire Paul Singer have poured nearly US$200 million into a New York think tank that’s now projecting its own vision for Trump’s America.

Science & Nature

In Darwin's footsteps: scientists recreate historic 1830s expedition

30-05-2024 12:45 Sarah Darwin, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, is one of a group of scientists and environmentalists who have sailed from Plymouth to the Galapagos over the last year.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Nobel laureates warn budget cuts are 'cancelling' research

06-03-2024 22:31 Sixty-eight Nobel laureates urge President Javier Milei to restore budgets for science and technology that have been cut under his drive to slash public spending.

Environment

Studying the otherworldly sounds in Antarctic waters

16-02-2024 10:48 A Colombian scientific expedition to the Southern Ocean is researching underwater hums, pitches and echoes to better understand life in the deep.